For the fifth time since last summer, the Gainesville Police Department (GPD) is warning door-to-door salespeople and advising residents: there is a city ordinance that requires these peddlers to register with the city before “hitting the pavement.”
The latest advisory was recently posted on the city’s social media pages by the mayor and says police have received an increase in complaints regarding unregistered door-to-door salespeople and aggressive solicitation in local neighborhoods.
“All door-to-door solicitors 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 register with GPD and carry a City-issued certificate 𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀. If someone knocks on your door selling a product and/or service, ask to see their registration certificate,” the posting reads.